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Bill Gates is the key figure of the 20th century whose phenomenon has been studied numerous times and even today his biography provides a source of inspiration for a contemporary generation of youngsters who dream of achieving success one day. He is a textbook genius who was allowed to pursue his computer interests instead of coming to school classes. At the age of 15, he built a software program on the General Electric Machine to optimize road traffic and sold it for $20,000! Here we will have a look at Bill Gates’ early life and will see how it led subsequently to a road of success and worldwide celebrity status. What can we learn from Bill Gates’ story? We will see that despite all this recognition, he has not lost his interest in people and he has even rediscovered himself to the world as one of the most generous charity donors in history.

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We live in a time when forests disappearing in a week and floods destroying towns and villages become the norm of our life. Here at BooksRun, we care about our planet and we want to make sure that we pass our planet to our grandchildren in a decent state — that’s why we partner with ONETREEPLANTED. Bearing this in mind, we launched our BooksRun Loyalty program to support you, our dear readers, in going green since buying, renting or selling used books is a way to minimize the deforestation and carbon footprint. Below you will find information on how to earn points and what you will get if you sign up for our Let’s Go Green Together Initiative.

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Like a modern Renaissance man, it is difficult to choose a domain where Michael Bloomberg has not tried his hand at. A banker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, billionaire, politician, activist, media mogul, avid pilot… and it is not a full list of accomplishments of just one single person. His name has even been used to name the “Bloomberg” information terminals which have become indispensable for traders, working in the financial markets industry. His quick thinking and unbelievably rigorous work ethic have let him foresee how accurate early information from first hands can become a valuable asset in our information age and construct a whole eco-system around this idea. Here we will have a look at how a man who was made redundant at his well-paid job at 40 years old, managed to change the whole financial world, and even win the elections for the mayor of New York.

“Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure,”
— Michael Bloomberg

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When it comes to making a decision on who to cooperate with to get as much cash as quoted while selling your old textbooks, there is no easy way. Choosing the right and well-trusted marketplace among the abundance of suggestions on the net is a challenge. Clearly, various reviews from users may play a great role in making that hard choice. However, each venue always attempts to attract a potential customer to collaborate only with their e-commerce as no one else would be so preferable. 

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